MWP wins the Greensboro 48 Hour Film Project

Mark Wagoner Productions and Monkeywhale Productions teamed up to produce a short film titled "The Adventures of Martin Dockery, Horologist" under the MWP Collaborative moniker, for the 48 Hour Film Project. This is the third project for MWP this year. In addition to winning best film, we won best costumes, best acting, best graphics (this was for the stop motion paper animation work), and best directing.

The story is told in the serial film format; it is a good verses evil science fiction film, with touches of western movies and a nod to the late Ed Wood. It will be shown in Las Vegas in October, and if it wins there, it will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival.

Teaming up with Harvey Robinson and the Monkeywhale crew has been a very rewarding venture, not only because of awards, but primarily because of the experience. Film making is a team project, and the goal that we have as a team is to create a space for us all to produce work at a level that surprises us. For the 48 Hour project we put together a team of 35 people, which produces its own logistical problems but opens so many possibilities. I am very grateful for all of the hard work that the MWP team put into this film.

MWP has several more projects in the works right now, stay tuned...

Catching up...

It's been a while since we've updated the blog, but we promise that we have an excellent reason. We've been busy working! The past 2 months or so have included shooting video on 24 commercials and 12 how-to videos, putting the finishing touches on a promotional piece for a non-profit, continuing to shoot and edit the Proximity documentary, and some still photography jobs, too! Here's a peek...













On set with the lovely and talented Taniya Nayak for Mohawk Flooring. You might recognize Taniya from the HGTV show "Designed to Sell." In case you were wondering, she is just as much fun in real life as she appears to be on her show...


Back in his Greensboro studio, Mark recently shot a cover for one of AAA's regional magazines. He still shoots stills, when the occasion calls for it, and the studio's wide loading door came in handy for getting that motorcycle onto the set.












We visited our good friends at Viewpoint Studios in High Point for a video project for Lane Furniture. Mark's new wide-angle Canon lens does a great job with those big room sets.


Mark recently put the finishing touches on a collaborative project shot with Monkeywhale Productions for the youth fitness program, GO FAR: Go Out For A Run! You can see the full video on their website.

... and that's just a few of the projects that Mark's been working on lately! We hope this little taste whets your appetite for even more visual goodness to come. Stay tuned!